is a passenger junction

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located in the city of

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. It is the main station in Higashiōmi city and one of the most important stations of Ohmi railway.

Lines

Yōkaichi Station is served by the

Ohmi Railway Main Line The is a regional railway line in Shiga Prefecture operated by the private railway operator Ohmi Railway. It connects the cities of Maibara and Koka. Its alignment is parallel with the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between Takamiya and Gokasho. The l ...

(Koto Ohmi Line, Minakuchi Gamono Line), and is located 25.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at

Maibara Station is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Maibara, Shiga, Japan. On the border between West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), it is jointly operated by both companies, al ...

. It is also a terminus of the Yōkaichi Line (Man-yō Akane Line) and is 9.3 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at

Ōmi-Hachiman Station is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Ōmihachiman, Shiga, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway operator Ohmi Railway. Lines Ōmi-Hachiman Station is served by the Biwak ...

Station layout

The station consists of an

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and a

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s connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Yōkaichi Station was opened on July 24, 1898. The station building was reconstructed in 1998. A museum was opened don the second floor of the station building in 2019.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2161 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Buses

"Ohmi Railway bus" for Notogawa Station,

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and "Chokotto-bus" (municipal buses) depart and arrive from this station.

Surroundings

* Shopping Plaza Apia (Al Plaza Yokaichi) * Shiga Prefectural Yokaichi High School * Honmachi Shopping Arcade

References

External links

Ohmi Railway official site

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1898 Railway stations in Shiga Prefecture Higashiōmi {{Shiga-railstation-stub